Campos Optimistic Despite Early Returns for Chiu
9:59 p.m. Despite trailing, people at campos party. “Great party,” “OMG Avalos is here!” “Woooo, same results as an hour ago.” — Mission Local (@MLNow)...
Rigoberto Hernandez
Rigoberto Hernandez is a journalism student at San Francisco State University. He has interned at The Oregonian and The Orange County Register, but prefers to report on the Mission District. In his spare time he can be found riding his bike around the city, going to Giants games and admiring the Stable building.
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Stories by Rigoberto
2014: the Most Expensive S.F. Election in Years
By Rigoberto Hernandez Posted
When it comes to ballot measures, this has been the most expensive election cycles since at least 2011, and that year doesn’t even come close...
Giants World Series Win Erupts Into Mission Mayhem
By Rigoberto Hernandez, Daniel Hirsch and Laura Wenus Posted
Updated October 30, 11:43 a.m. As soon as the Giants won their third Word Series in five years Wednesday night, the Mission went wild. While...
Live Blog: Giants Win, Fires Burn, At least One Shot
By Daniel Hirsch, Laura Wenus, Mark Rabine, Andrea Valencia and Rigoberto Hernandez Posted
12:30pm: While the police scanner will likely be active for a few more hours, the streets have calmed down significantly. The riot, for the most...
Six-Year-Old: If the Giants Win Today, Don’t Destroy My Neighborhood
By Rigoberto Hernandez Posted
Remember Mission Street after the Giants won the World Series in 2010? How about 2012? giantsmission from Alejandro Bryan Rosas on Vimeo. And, after the...
La Concesionaria Hyundai Se Va de la Misión
By Rigoberto Hernandez Posted
Después de estar cuatro años en el negocio, la concesionaria Hyundai en la calle 16 y la avenida South Van Ness cerró el mes pasado....
Hyundai Dealer Leaves the Mission
By Rigoberto Hernandez Posted
After four years in business, the Hyundai dealership at 16th and South Van Ness Avenue closed last month. Its departure leaves the Mission, which once boasted...
Touring the Mission With City Planners
By Rigoberto Hernandez Posted
This afternoon I encountered a group of people watching traffic on South Van Ness Avenue. I though they were there to check out condos but...
Disputa por Campo de Fútbol Capturada en Video
By Rigoberto Hernandez Posted
El video viral publicado primero en YouTube y luego en Uptown Almanac el jueves por la tarde muestra a un grupo de hombres, algunos con...
Turf War at Mission Playground’s Soccer Field
By Rigoberto Hernandez Posted
The viral video first posted on YouTube and then put on Uptown Almanac late Thursday depicts a group of men, some wearing Dropbox t-shirts, telling...
16th and Capp is Getting a Stoplight + Food Co. Stories
By Rigoberto Hernandez Posted
And, here is your Afternoon Report. The city is installing a new stoplight at the dangerous intersection of 16th and Capp streets. “It is extremely, extremely dangerous,”...
Pedestrian Hit on Valencia Street Sustained Non-Life-Threatening Injuries
By Daniel Hirsch and Rigoberto Hernandez Posted
Wednesday at around 4:40 p.m., a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle on 15th Street and Valencia. The driver of the car, a gold-colored 90s sedan, was...
Weird Fish Owner Ready to Call it Quits at Two Spots
By Rigoberto Hernandez Posted
After two years of trying to revamp Dante’s Weird Fish and open a new place at the site The Corner once occupied, the owner Peter...
Mission-Style Burrito Continues UK Dominance
By Rigoberto Hernandez Posted
Last time we heard about Mission Burrito, a Mission-style burrito purveyor in the UK, was in 2011 when they had just opened a shop in Oxford. Three...
16th and Mission Porn Shop Tries to Go Upscale
By Rigoberto Hernandez Posted
A thin man donning a gray beard the length of Gandalf’s from Lord of the Rings turns to me, his penis in his hand. He...